Funding Bulletin
Funding Opportunities for Research, Instruction, Service, Creative Activities
Fellowships and International Programs
January 21, 2012
Program Information
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Limited Submissions
Limited submission programs have
sponsor restrictions on the number of
proposals that may be submitted by a
single institution and will require institutional screening to determine which
applications will be submitted. Dr. Jim
Guikema, Associate Vice President for
Research, is the internal coordinator for
limited submission programs. Please
notify him at 785-532-6195, email:
guikema@ksu.edu, by the Internal due
date listed in the Funding Bulletin or by
at least two months prior to the sponsor
deadline if you wish to submit to a limited submission program. Currently
posted Internal Deadlines: http://www.kstate.edu/research/funding/bulletins/
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GENERAL
3-1
Institutional Grants (Tinker)
To be considered for a Tinker Institutional
Grant, a proposal must be submitted by an
institutional entity and be geographically
focused on Latin America. Topically, the
projects should address one of the following categories: a) Democratic Governance
with Growth and Security; b) Sustainable
Resource Management; c) Education. The
Foundation has an additional interest in
projects that explore U.S. policy toward
Latin America and those that undertake
scientific research or address policy and
governance issues relating to Antarctica.
(TGA 12/11)
URL: http://foundationcenter.org/
grantmaker/tinker/
institutional_grants.html
Deadline: 9/15/2012
3-2 Biodemography of Aging (R01)
(NIH)
Biodemography, the integration of demographic and biological theory and methods, provides an innovative tool for
understanding the impact of aging on
health and longevity. This FOA encourages applications for research combining
demographic and life-science approaches
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for expanding the current understanding
of aging/senescence, frailty and mortality. Applications should include evolutionary and life history theories as a
framework for investigating individual
and population-level factors that underlie
changes in lifespan and healthy life
expectancy, including sex and population
differentials in late-life frailty and mortality. PAR-12-078 (NIHG 1/13/12)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
pa-files/PAR-12-078.html
Deadline: Letters of Intent 2/13/2012;
Applications 3/13/2012
3-3 Genomic Science: Biosystems
Design to Enable Next-Generation
Biofuels (DOE)
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office
of Science, Office of Biological and
Environmental Research (BER)
announces interest in receiving applications for research that supports the
Genomics Science Program and
addresses DOE’s missions in energy and
the environment in the following
research areas: a) Microbial systems
design for biofuels, from computer modeling to experimental validation: To
develop modeling algorithms and innovative biosystems design technologies to
define, build, and apply functional biological modules for the generation of
novel biological systems that advance
toward the production of biofuels; and b)
Plant systems design for bioenergy: To
develop novel technologies to re-design
bioenergy crops that can grow in marginal environments while producing high
yield of biomass that can be easily converted to biofuels. Applications should
also address potential societal implications of engineered organisms. DE-FOA0000640 (GG 1/17/12)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov
Deadline: 4/2/2012
AGRICULTURE
3-4 Organic Agriculture Research
and Extension Initiative (USDA)
The OREI seeks to solve critical organic
agriculture issues, priorities, or problems through the integration of research
and extension activities. The purpose of
this program is to fund projects that will
enhance the ability of producers and processors who have already adopted
organic standards to grow and market
high quality organic agricultural products. Priority concerns include biological, physical, and social sciences,
including economics. The OREI is particularly interested in projects that
emphasize research and outreach that
assist farmers and ranchers with whole
farm planning. Projects should plan to
deliver applied production information to
producers. Fieldwork must be done on
certified organic land or on land in transition to organic certification, as appropriate to project goals and objectives. (GG 1/
17/12) USDA-NIFA-ICGP-003649
URL: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/
rfas/OREI.html
Deadline: 3/9/2012
3-5 The Sun Grant Program - South
Central Region (SGP-SCR) (SGP)
The Sun Grant Program - South Central
Region is pleased to announce the release
of our 2012 Competitive Grants Program.
Projects must address at least one of the
regional priority areas and feedstocks categories outlined in this RFA to be considered for funding. Research, Education,
and Extension Priority Areas are: Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acres,
Sustainability, Extension Outreach, Education, Logistics, and/or Biochemical and
Thermochemical Processing. Feedstock
Priority Areas include: Perennial Grasses
(Switchgrass, Miscanthus, or Mixed
Grasses), Energy Cane, Sorghum (Biomass or Sweet), Oil Feedstocks (Algae or
oilseeds), and/or Woody Biomass (Fast
Growth Trees and Residues). In addition,
the proposal must show an estimate of
displacement of foreign oil through the
enhancement of the biobased economy.
URL: http://www.sungrant.okstate.edu/
Deadline: Preproposals 2/15/2012; Proposals 3/15/2012
ARTS & HUMANITIES
3-6 Phillips Fund Grants for Native
American Research (APS)
The Phillips Fund of the American Philosophical Society provides grants for
research in Native American linguistics,
ethnohistory, and the history of studies of
Native Americans, in the continental
United States and Canada. Grants are not
made for projects in archaeology, ethnography, psycholinguistics, or for the pedagogical materials. The committee
distinguishes ethnohistory from contemporary ethnography as the study of cultures and culture changes through time.
(TGA 12/11)
URL: http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/
phillips
Deadline: 3/1/2012
ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS
& PHYSICAL SCIENCES
3-7 ROSES 2011: Computational
Modeling Algorithms and
Cyberinfrastructure (NASA)
NASA’s primary role in Earth Science is
to innovate in global observations of the
Earth system from space. The Science
Mission Directorate (SMD) pioneers the
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scientific use of these satellite measurements to improve understanding of the
Earth system and to advance benefits to
society. Models and assimilation systems
are the tools that synthesize the diverse
array of information from many satellites
and bring that information to bear on
improving prediction of: weather and air
quality; future climate change and its
impacts; changes in atmospheric composition and terrestrial and marine ecosystems; and important phenomena that
contribute to climate variability, such as
changes in the water cycle, ocean circulation, and El Niño and its impacts. As a
result, improvements in the accuracy of
Earth science models are some of the end
products of NASA research that most
directly impact human society. As the
temporal and spatial resolutions of the
models are increased, these models
require more computational resources. It
is desirable that the efficiency of the computational models can be gained from the
advances in computational technology,
including hardware, software, networks,
and tools. This program element provides
research and development opportunities
for new or improved computational modeling algorithms; the exploitation of new
computing, storage, and networking
architectures; the development of programming and analysis environment,
interfaces between observational data and
models, large scale observational input
data and model output data management,
and the adoption of rigorous software
engineering standards, practice, and tools.
NNH11ZDA001N-CMAC (GG 1/14/12)
URL: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/
Deadline: Notices of Intent 2/3/2012;
Proposals 3/9/2012
3-8 Computing Education for the
21st Century (CE21) (NSF)
The Computing Education for the 21st
Century (CE21) program aims to build a
robust computing research community, a
computationally competent 21st century
workforce, and a computationally
empowered citizenry. In this undertaking,
there are three interrelated challenges: the
significant underproduction of degrees
needed for the computing and computingrelated workforce, the longstanding
underrepresentation of many segments of
our population, and the lack of a presence
of computing in K-12. Unlike many of the
other STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) disciplines,
computing has not developed a robust
research base on the teaching and learning
of its fundamental concepts and skills.
That research base must be built and it
must be used in providing all students
with rigorous academic curricula that
cover computational concepts and skills,
and the breadth of application and potential of computing. CE21 supports efforts
in three tracks: Computing Education
Research (CER) proposals will aim to
develop a research base for computing
education. Projects may conduct basic
research on the teaching and learning of
computational competencies; they may
design, develop, test, validate, and refine
materials, measurement tools, and meth-
ods for teaching in specific contexts; and/
or they may implement promising smallscale interventions in order to study their
efficacy with particular groups. CS 10K
proposals will aim to develop the knowledge base and partnerships needed to catalyze the CS 10K Project. The CS 10K
Project aims to have rigorous, academic
curricula incorporated into computing
courses in 10,000 high schools, taught by
10,000 well-trained teachers. Broadening
Participation (BP) proposals will aim to
develop and assess novel interventions
that contribute to our knowledge base on
the effective teaching and learning of
computing for students from the underrepresented groups: women, persons with
disabilities, African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and indigenous
peoples. NSF 12-527
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/
nsf12527/nsf12527.htm
Deadline: 4/9/2012
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES
3-9 Dimensions of Biodiversity
FY2012 (NSF)
Despite centuries of discovery, most of
our planet’s biodiversity remains
unknown. The scale of the unknown
diversity on Earth is especially troubling
given the rapid and permanent loss of
biodiversity across the globe. The goal of
the Dimensions of Biodiversity campaign
is to transform, by 2020, how we describe
and understand the scope and role of life
on Earth. The campaign promotes novel,
integrated approaches to identify and
understand the evolutionary and ecological significance of biodiversity amidst the
changing environment of the present day
and in the geologic past. An individual
may appear as Principal Investigator (PI),
co-PI, or other senior personnel on only
one proposal submitted in FY 2012 in
response to this solicitation. NSF 12-528
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/
nsf12528/nsf12528.htm
Deadline: 4/10/2012
3-10 Molecular Characterization of
Salivary Gland Tumors (R21) (NIH)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement
(FOA) issued by the National Institute of
Dental and Craniofacial Research
(NIDCR) solicits R21 Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21) applications to enhance basic and translational
research on salivary gland tumors by supporting studies in a) the application of
systematic, comprehensive, and data-rich
“omics” approaches to define the molecular signatures of salivary gland tumors;
and b) the development of relevant mouse
models to study the onset and progression
of tumor pathogenesis and preclinical
testing of potential therapeutics. (NIHG
1/13/12) RFA-DE-12-012
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
rfa-files/RFA-DE-12-012.html
Deadline: Letters of Intent 2/19/2012;
Applications 3/19/2012
pregnancy Obesity: Effects on
Mothers, Infants and Children (R01)
(NIH)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement
(FOA) issued by the National Institute of
Nursing Research encourages R01 applications to improve health outcomes for
women, infants and children, by stimulating interdisciplinary research focused on
maternal nutrition and pre-pregnancy
obesity. Maternal health significantly
impacts not only the mother but also the
intrauterine environment, and subsequently fetal development and the health
of the newborn. PA-12-061 (NIHG 12/16/
11)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
pa-files/PA-12-061.html
Deadline: 2/5/2012, 6/5/2012, 10/5/2012
SOCIAL SCIENCES
3-12 Transregional Research: InterAsian Contexts and Connections
(SSRC)
The Social Science Research Council has
announced a pilot postdoctoral fellowship
program that will support transregional
research under the rubric Inter-Asian
Contexts and Connections. The new program is designed to strengthen the understanding of issues and geographies that do
not fit neatly into existing divisions of
academia or the world and to develop new
approaches, practices, and opportunities
in international, regional, and area studies
in the United States. The fellowships will
help junior scholars (those at the postdoctoral stage, one to seven years out of the
Ph.D.) complete first books and/or undertake second projects. In addition to funding research, the program will create
networks and shared resources to support
fellows well beyond the grant period. The
fellowship program is open to all disciplines across the arts, humanities, and
social sciences. (PND 1/13/12)
URL: http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/
transregional-research-fellowship/
Deadline: Preproposals 2/13/2012; Proposals 5/1/2012
R.W. Trewyn, Vice President for Research
Jim Guikema, Associate Vice President for
Research
Caron Boyce, Administrative Specialist
Preaward Section
Paul Lowe, Director
Anita Fahrny, Assistant Director
Kathy Tilley, Rich Doan, Carmen Garcia,
Adassa Roe, Katie Small, Rex Goff, Susan
Klein, Sharon Zoeller
Funding Information Specialist & Editor
Beverly Page
Development Director
Mary Lou Marino
Human Subjects, Animal Care & Use,
and Biosafety
Gerald P. Jaax, Associate Vice President,
Research Compliance
Heath Ritter, Compliance Monitor
Adrian Self, Administrative Specialist
Congressional Relations
Sue Peterson, R.W. Trewyn
3-11 Maternal Nutrition and Pre-
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